Document issued by relevant authorities, certifying the right to continue education in higher schools and universities in the country of origin of the secondary school attended by the applicant

Health certificate issued less than one month before application and verified in the country from which the candidate is applying.

Two 4/5 cm photographs

All documentation must be translated into Bulgarian and fulfil official state directives.

+What’s it like to live in Sofia?

Sofia is the capital and largest city in Bulgaria with a population of roughly 1.2 million.

It was officially given its contemporary name after the liberation of the Bulgarian people from the Turks in the late 19th century (1879).

During WWII, Sofia was bombed by the Allies, and subsequently passed into the hands of the Soviet Union, until the country was granted sovereignty in 1989.

During the communist era, the architecture of Sofia went through a major change and this is evident in buildings such as the “Largo Ensemble”.

Modern day Sofia remains a milieu of successive art and historical movements, where distant past and modern infrastructure harmoniously fuse.

Students generally only have great things to say about life in Sofia.

+Living in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is located in the Southeast of Europe and has a population of around 7.5 million people.

It may seem like a small country but it is highly regarded for its strong industrial and agricultural market economy.

The capital Sofia, with a population of 1.2 million people, has a particularly thriving economy.

From 1946 to 1990, Bulgaria was heavily influenced by communism. Today, the country has a system of parliamentary democracy and is a free market economy.

The growth of Bulgaria was solidified when the country became members of the EU in 2007.

Many Bulgarian cities, Sofia and Plovdiv in particular, are highly regarded for their cultural and historical significance and efforts to modernise the country’s economy and educational system have really started to pay off.

The strong economy has led to significant development of Bulgarian universities, now recognised as some of the best in Eastern Europe.

Best of all, Bulgaria has a very lower cost of living compared to other countries in the EU, making it a great destination for students the world over.

Modern Bulgaria is a wonderful mix of people from different cultures and is a very welcoming country.

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Will BREXIT affect my studies in Bulgaria or Romania?

As a result of the referendum held on June 23rd, Study Medicine Europe would like to announce:

According to the respective regulatory bodies in the UK (click here to visit the GMC, GDC and RCVS websites), all of our partner universities in Bulgaria and Romania continue to offer degrees recognized by the aforementioned councils.

As the UK tertiary educational system, including study programmes and qualifications, is aligned with that of member states of the EU, as well as of non EU countries such as Switzerland and Norway, a British withdrawal from the European Union would not have an impact on the value of the degrees obtained in these countries. As a result of past intergovernmental and bilateral treaties and conventions among states within and outside the European Union, which do not have the status of EU legislation, comparability in the educational standards and quality of higher qualifications has granted graduates from these countries recognition and equal work opportunities both within and beyond the EU borders.

In other words, graduates from Bulgaria and Romania do not take the PLAB test (for medical graduates) or the ORE test (for dental graduates) upon their return to the UK, not because the United Kingdom is a member of the EU, but simply because there are other agreements and treaties that ensure the quality of their studies and the value of their degrees and that do not come under EU legislation and conditions, such as the Bologna Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon, among others.

Will BREXIT affect my studies in Bulgaria or Romania?

As a result of the referendum held on June 23rd, Study Medicine Europe would like to announce:

According to the respective regulatory bodies in the UK (click here to visit the GMC, GDC and RCVS websites), all of our partner universities in Bulgaria and Romania continue to offer degrees recognized by the aforementioned councils.

As the UK tertiary educational system, including study programmes and qualifications, is aligned with that of member states of the EU, as well as of non EU countries such as Switzerland and Norway, a British withdrawal from the European Union would not have an impact on the value of the degrees obtained in these countries. As a result of past intergovernmental and bilateral treaties and conventions among states within and outside the European Union, which do not have the status of EU legislation, comparability in the educational standards and quality of higher qualifications has granted graduates from these countries recognition and equal work opportunities both within and beyond the EU borders.

In other words, graduates from Bulgaria and Romania do not take the PLAB test (for medical graduates) or the ORE test (for dental graduates) upon their return to the UK, not because the United Kingdom is a member of the EU, but simply because there are other agreements and treaties that ensure the quality of their studies and the value of their degrees and that do not come under EU legislation and conditions, such as the Bologna Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon, among others.